Controlled burn causes smoke near River Bay Drive, Punta Gorda FL
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Fire & ArsonA smoke report near River Bay Drive was investigated and identified as a controlled burn causing haze in the area.
Audio|Heard on: Charlotte County Fire, Punta Gorda City Fire, and Punta Gorda Airport Fire
Listen to dispatch call
05:43
Transcript:
00:00
River to BC1, Truck 1.
00:03
Respond to area near Elmore Drive, Cross Street River Bay Drive, for a smoke odor.
00:16
BC1, Truck 1.
00:21
1027.
00:28
Please, you understand.
00:32
The caller is from near Elmore Drive.
00:36
He can smell and see smoke coming.
00:37
I believe it's going to be down the street from his house.
00:40
Correction, he lives near Elmore.
00:56
BC won't got me.
01:04
Let's cancel engine aids, move up,
01:10
and place them out of service, special detail.
01:25
Copy, cancel Engine 8, move up,
01:28
and put them out of service for a special detail.
01:30
Do you want anyone to cover Station 12?
01:33
Engine 6.
01:37
Copy Engine 6, covering Station 12.
01:42
Engine 8, copy.
01:45
Engine 6, copy.
01:47
Move to Station 12.
01:50
All units have 1029.
02:05
Engine 6 Rescue 32 Respute 32 respond to area with breathing problem, grid 1818.
02:22
In this section, quarters.
02:27
Let's be there, too.
02:31
Bullet tuning at 10.30.
02:43
Central Rescue 4.
02:45
Show Rescue 4 and not 13 for coverage.
02:50
First G4 en route Station 13 for coverage, 10.30.
03:06
Engine 16, move to Station 7 for coverage.
03:12
16.
03:16
1031.
03:20
Central for Mansion 7, we're available at the jail, cancel coverage.
03:27
Copy Engine 7, we'll be available at the jail.
03:30
Engine 16, do you copy to cancel coverage?
03:34
Available.
03:36
1031.
03:40
Central Medic 1.
03:42
He shows responding to Athens.
03:45
Medical law responding to admin 1032.
03:54
L7, L6.
03:57
L7,
04:00
go ahead.
04:03
There's another call over on Rio Villa.
04:06
If you're able to take that, we're moving the coverage for Noon 12.
04:12
Next to every day down.
04:14
We'll sign our cell, thank you.
04:19
Engine 6 can be available in round zone 12.
04:26
Copy. Engine 6 will be available to cover Station 12.
04:30
Engine 7 taking.
04:37
Go ahead.
04:39
We were just passed in Rio Villa and there's a lot of smoke down Rio Villa.
04:43
I believe the county has got a call there.
04:45
Would you like us to investigate that or continue to you?
04:51
The entire Rio Villa, Almar area, is banked down with smoke.
04:55
Station 2 just called and says they have a controlled burn south, which their station has heavy smoke also.
05:02
It's just a controlled burn.
05:08
Rescue, we're continuing to you.
05:16
I'm going to work from BC1.
05:17
We're having not seen in the area.
05:20
Everything looks the same as when leaving Station 1.
05:25
Yeah, I'm far.
05:26
The county really say there are no uncontrolled burns.
05:35
Copy that. I'll speak with the caller and let them know that they have a controlled burn and the entire area is hazy with smoke.
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Location mentioned:
River Bay Dr, Punta Gorda, FL 33950
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